Southern Humboldt Series

HCHS Events: Southern Humboldt Series

Southern Humboldt Programs begin in Spring 2019. The Humboldt County Historical Society is still looking for venues in Southern Humboldt to offer space for these FREE programs. All Southern Humboldt programs are free and open to the public - arrive early to save your seat!

In this presentation, Mitchell expands on his (award winning) 2014 Humboldt Historian piece, describing the demise of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and identifying three primary events critical to the end of NWPRR: The Christmas Flood of 1964, the 1978 Island Mountain Tunnel Fire, and the four-year run of stormy winters between 1994 and '98.